In Regression Analysis,the Existence of a Significant Pattern in Successive

question 4

Multiple Choice

In regression analysis,the existence of a significant pattern in successive values of the error term constitutes:

• A)heteroscedasticity
• B)autocorrelation
• C)multicollinearity
• D)nonlinearities
• E)a simultaneous equation relationship

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